This year, in the days leading up to Yom Tov, the Lubavitch Youth Organization (LYO) received numerous calls from rabbis across the city requesting that Tahalucha groups visit their congregations. “You bring a special life and joy that our shul looks forward to every year,” many rabbis stated.
For two years Ohana’s belief that his son would come home did not waver. Ahead of Sukkot of this year, approaching 730 days since he last spoke to his son Yosef Chaim, Ohana purchased a second set of the Four Kinds that are shaken together on Sukkot for his son, believing with perfect faith that his son would get to use them to fulfil the mitzvah in freedom.
The historic celebration brought together hundreds of local community members and guests from around the world.
A 41-year-old Afula resident was arrested today (Sunday) on suspicion of being behind a large-scale airline ticket scam – after defrauding dozens of Chabad followers by selling them fictitious airline tickets to New York.
The slain soldiers are named as Maj. Yaniv Kula, 26, and Staff Sgt. Itay Yavetz, 21. Both served in the Nahal Brigade’s 932nd Battalion and are from the central city of Modiin.
The two bodies returned by Hamas last night have been identified as Ronen Engel HY’D, and Thai National Snthaya Oakkharasr.
Hundreds of Chassidim joined a grand Melava Malka at Beis Chaya Mushka in Paris following the Horaah of the Rebbe.
Thus far, Overstreet and Greenberg have recorded five podcast episodes in a series titled, “The Liberating Effect,” exploring the Rebbe’s teachings on emotional wellness and self-improvement.
As Tishrei guests prepare to leave this week, the Ohel Bus has arranged a special subsidized route between JFK Airport and the Ohel on Sunday and Monday of this week.
Rabbi Chaim Dalfin, author and Chasidic historian shares interesting facts, many revealed for the first time. The purpose of his program is to inspire all but especially the youth. Watch another installment here on CrownHeights.info.
I am posting this week a point which I mentioned at a farbrengen with mesivta (high school) age bochurim (students) during Chol Hamoed Sukkos, at a Simchas Beis Hashoeiva farbrengen.
Rabbi Liraz Zeira, the Chabad Shliach who lost his legs when he stepped on a landmine in Syria, did not let his situation deter him from his Shlichus. Watch his actions this Sukkos.
Rabbi Shmuel Plotkin, 97, Shliach to Berditchov and a great Talmud Chocham passed away. Rabbi Chaim Dalfin gives a tribute in his honor.
Rabbi Avrohom Wineberg has served as the administrator and lecturer for adult Torah education at the Bais Chabad Torah Center of West Bloomfield, Michigan, since 2000. He was interviewed in March 2025.
The evening opened with a dynamic educational fair, where participants explored the wide array of classes, lectures, programs, and structured courses that the Moscow Torah Center will offer during the coming year.
A deep dive into the unique perspective of the Rabbeim on heker tzir in relation to mezuzah placement. A new unique approach to understanding the min hamedaber. A discussion of some new shallos in relation to Chatzitza by the daled minim, and a unique approach of the Rabbeim relating to davening before Davening.
A year ago, on Simchas Torah, a bright light entered the world — Tair Simcha, a beautiful Jewish baby girl whose very name means Light of Joy. But this year, on Shemini Atzeres, her pure neshama returned to Hashem.
